concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: state provider associations

professional issues in addictions
type: Concept
narrower: state provider associations

public policy development
type: Concept
narrower: state provider associations

state provider associations
type: Concept
broader: public policy development
broader: professional issues in addictions
definition: Addiction counseling originated in a service vacuum. In the 1960s, mental health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers) avoided the substance abuse client population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; State Provider Associations]